Meera Oak

Partner

2024

Investing in vertical SaaS, AI/ML and infrastructure at Pre-Seed and Seed

Senior Principal

2022 - 2024

Principal

2020 - 2022

Startup Scout

2019 - 2019

Part-time consulting role evaluating potential investment opportunities across several industry verticals; Represent fund at community events (conferences, competitions, etc.) to grow fund's network of entrepreneurs

General Manager

2019 - 2019

Launched by Mark Gerson of GLG, Create is a venture studio founded by 20 of New York's most successful entrepreneurs and investors. Launched first venture out of the studio and built financial models to assess startup viability by analyzing revenue growth, cost drivers and burn rate; analysis resulted in a $3m seed investment in the HR/recruiting space. Performed new product diligence on 30+ business ventures in order to prioritize and push through funnel; presented findings to internal investments and platform team for portfolio consideration. Conducted in-depth user testing with a clickable prototype to inform go-to-market strategy for app business

Strategy & Business Operations

2016 - 2018

CoS function for executive committees at Yale (including President, Provost, COO, CFO); led $30m+ M&A of another educational institution and valuation negotiation; evaluated (benchmarking analysis, financial forecasting) and launched new professional school at Yale; created University's first set of dashboards to structure OKRs and increase KPI visibility amongst 30+ University leaders; led analysis to secure $700m+ in private investment for STEM research initiatives

Senior Financial Analyst

2013 - 2016

Financial management and P&L owner for 1/4th of the university budget ($3.5B+); led transition to new ERP infrastructure (Workday) and BI tools (Tableau); launched a 4-month customization of Axiom software that reduced processing time by 1 month; developed 10-year financial plan and model for a $250M capital expansion initiative